Geography of China and Vocabulary Quiz

What man made body of water connected south and north China?

• Great Aqueduct
• Grand Canal
• The Tigris river

• The disneyland Monorail

Which physical feature separates northern China from Mongolia?

• Taklamakan Desert
• Yellow River
• Gobi Desert
• Plateau of Tibet

The Yellow River gets its name from which of the following?

• The silt carried in the river

• Water pollution form nearby automotive factories

• Acid rain

• Sewage

This river is the 3rd longest river in the world

• Nile River

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• Amazon River

Name this type of farming used in mountainous China

• Orange

• Potato

• Circular

• Terrace

This desert sits in the northwest part of China near the Kunlun Mountains.

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Taklimakan

• Baja

China has a vast and varied landscape with differing climates similar to the USA.

• True

• False

Which body of water is NOT located to the east of China?

• Yellow Sea

• East China Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Sea of Japan

What geographic feature protects China on its southern border?

• Gobi Desert

• Himalayas

• Ninjas

• Pacific Ocean

What played a significant role in the development of Chinese civilizations?

• The amount of food and shelter they had

• Geographic features

• Money

• Isolation